AccoladesSpecial ThanksThank you again to all the Committee members and supporters who made donations to match the Los Angeles Urban Resources Partnership Grant. The Marin Community Foundation issued a generous donation on behalf of Shirley Hicklin of Carmel. The California Community Foundation administered a gift at the request of Mrs. John S. Cain of La Cañada. Former Mono Lake Committee board member Genny Smith made a donation through the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Thanks to former staffer Matt Newman and Sarah Taylor for their help with the enclosed catalog. Thanks to the following sponsors of the Committees Outdoor Experiences education program: Joan Barker, William Noble, Mothers of East Los Angeles Santa Isabel, Southern California Gas, Metropolitan Water District, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Look for news of the summers education activities next time! Thanks to John Brennan who has tended 600 pine seedlings through the summer for planting on Restoration Days. In Memoriam Mort and Edith Gaines, parents of Mono Lake Committee founder Dave Gaines, sent a gift in loving memory of Daves aunt, Marilyn Justman. Irene Kendall of Redwood City sent in a donation in memory of the happy times she and her beloved companion of 49 years enjoyed in the Mono Basin. We wish her well and many happy memories of the Mono Basin. Mary Kenney of South Canterbury, New Zealand, stopped in at the Lee Vining bookstore to leave a donation in memory of friend Tom Cochrane. Bishop business owner James Wilson sent a contribution in memory of expert Sierra ski, mountain, and river guide Allan Bard.
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